Past tense of actuate
regular verb
The past tense of actuate is actuated. The past participle is also actuated.
Forms of actuate
| Base form (V1) | actuate /ˈæktʃu.eɪt/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | actuated |
| Past participle (V3) | actuated |
| Present participle | actuating |
| Third person singular | actuates |
Actuated in a sentence
- For quotations using this term, see Citations:actuated.From the entry actuated
- To get at the very root of religion we must lay bare the first notions or thoughts that actuated mankind.1941, George Ryley Scott, Phallic Worship: A History of Sex and Sex Rites in Relation to the Religions of All Races from Antiquity to the…. From the entry cerebration
- This paper explores the new field of active control of proverse (conventional) and converse buckling in piezoelectrically actuated beams using Post-Buckled Precompressed (PBP) elements.2008 April, Roelof Vos, Ron Barrett, Daniel Zehr, “Magnification of work output in PBP class actuators using buckling/converse buckling…. From the entry proverse
- The market is a process, actuated by the interplay of the actions of the various individuals cooperating under the division of labor.1949, Ludwig Von Mises, Human Action. From the entry market
- Therefore, W is defined as the nonactuatable portion of the DEA (i.e. the amount of DEA material that, although available for actuation, yet, cannot be actuated).2020 August 24, Carson Farmer, Hector Medina, “Dimensionless parameter-based numerical model for double conical dielectric elastomer…. From the entry nonactuatable
Meaning of actuate
- verb To activate, or to put into motion; to animate.
- verb To incite to action; to motivate.
Questions about the past tense of actuate
- What is the past tense of actuate?
- The past tense of actuate is actuated.
- What is the past participle of actuate?
- The past participle of actuate is actuated.
- Is actuate a regular or irregular verb?
- Actuate is a regular verb: its past tense adds -d.
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